Theology Central
Theology Central exists as a place of conversation and information for faculty and friends of Central Baptist Theological Seminary. Posts include seminary news, information, and opinion pieces about ministry, theology, and scholarship.Memorial Gifts
Gifts have been given in memory of the following individuals.
WCTS Memorials
In Memory of Loren Lundahl
By Ms. Barbara Russell
By Ms. Helen Jansma
In Memory of Linne Peleski
By Mr. and Mrs. David Sedgeman
CBTS Memorials
In Memory of Maxine Harmon
By Mr. & Mrs. James Anderson (Harmon Scholarship Fund)
By Ms. Virginia Dewey (Harmon Scholarship Fund)
By Mr. & Mrs. Le Roy Gilbert (Harmon Scholarship Fund)
By Mr. & Mrs. Dapo Lawoyin (Harmon Scholarship Fund)
By Ms. Linda Russell (Harmon Scholarship Fund)
By Ms. Adella Snell (Harmon Scholarship Fund)
By Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Lindsey (Harmon Scholarship Fund)
By Mr. & Mrs. Dewey Russell (Harmon Scholarship Fund)
By Ms. Betty Hess (Harmon Scholarship Fund)
By Dr. Jim Conrod (Harmon Scholarship Fund)
By Mr. & Mrs. Rocky Ranch (Harmon Scholarship Fund)
Evangelical Textual Criticism
For those interested in higher biblical criticism, check out this blog.
In a sense this question is no different from what philosophers have been discussing since the days of Plato. Intuitively, or naively, most people who think for a moment about the text and the various forms in which it appears, solve the question the same way as Plato did. Different manuscripts with their slightly different wording, and even different translations of the text in a wild variety of languages, all constitute different instances of the same text, a perfect idea reflected in the wordings of the various manuscripts.
Central Student Appointed Dean of Maranatha Seminary
Maranatha Baptist Seminary has announced the appointment of Mark Herbster as dean. A graduate of Bob Jones University and Heart of America Seminary, Mark is working toward his DMin at Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis. He has been best known for his effective evangelistic ministry. Our congratulations both to Mr. Herbster and to our sister institution, Maranatha Baptist Seminary.
Memorial Gifts
Gifts have been given in memory of the following individuals.
WCTS Memorials
In Memory of Loren Lundahl
By Ms. Barbara Russell
By Ms. Helen Jansma
In Memory of Linne Peleski
By Mr. and Mrs. David Sedgeman
Article–Substantive–kai–Substantive
For all of you TSKS fans, take a look at Sharpe’s original book.
Get It for Cheap!
The Kindle version of Holsteen and Svigel’s Exploring Christian Theology is on sale for $1.99.
Jack and John vs. Walt on Fantasy
Apparently, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien weren’t too keen on Disney’s understanding and portrayal of fantasy.
Dwarfs ought to be ugly of course, but not in that way. And the dwarfs’ jazz party was pretty bad. I suppose it never occurred to the poor boob that you could give them any other kind of music. But all the terrifying bits were good, and the animals really most moving: and the use of shadows (of dwarfs and vultures) was real genius. What might not have come of it if this man had been educated–or even brought up in a decent society?
Good for Cedarville!
There is an interesting article at CT today on Cedarville’s decision to apply Phil 4:8 to its teaching curriculum. I kind of think its a good move. Bully for Cedarville! Why would anyone object to thinking biblically in the classroom?
Memorial Gifts
Gifts have been given in memory of the following individuals.
WCTS Memorials
In Memory of Allyne Northway
By Ms. Gail Trandem
By Ms. Lynn Webster
In Memory of Janet Beals
By Mr. Edwin Beals
By Ms. Gen Olson
CBTS Memorials
In Memory of Eloise Beacham
By Mrs. Alice Wheeler
By Dr. & Mrs. Robert Milliman
In Memory of Lorna Erickson
By Mr. Clarence Erickson
In Memory of Steve Minor
By Mrs. Alice Wheeler
In Memory of Tom Zempel
By Miss Barbara Russell
By Miss Helen Jansma
First Baptist Church, International Falls, MN
In Memory of Catherine Buck
By Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Pedlar
In Memory of Raymond & Catherine Buck
By Mrs. Shirley Brown
By Pastor & Mrs. Cary Flinck
By Mrs. Lorraine Wiese
By Mr. Mark Macres
By Kangwei Lee
By Dr. & Mrs. Douglas McLachlan
In Memory of Charles J. Amell
By Catherine Schultz
By Charles Amell II
By Christine Mahan
By Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Thomas
It’s Not About the Music
Check out this recent Gallup poll . . . Huh! All this energy focused on the wrong things!
Central Seminary Approved for Distance Education
Central Seminary has received final approval from its accrediting agencies to offer courses via distance education. Watch for more details.
Why I Love the “Benedict Option . . .”
. . . whenever it’s on the menu.
Photo by John Mountjoy
It’s really something when a prize named after Abraham Kuyper cannot go to a guy like Abraham Kuyper!
Princeton decides NOT to honor Tim Keller for being too much like Kuyper. Oh the irony!
Paul Helm on Augustine’s City of God
Two cities, two peoples. Here
So the people of God are physically within Babylon, and are also inhabitants of Babylon. There is friction between the two. The horizon of Babylon is this life, that of the members of the city of God, God’s eternity, and the coming of the seventh age. Babylon is governed by cupiditas, selfishness, the city of God by caritas, love of God and neighbour, the life of which will culminate in the age of glory, Jerusalem the golden.
Meditations upon Lunch
Ham, cheese, and rye are like the primary colors of the sandwich world.
Hard to Beat This Deal
Crossway has the Kindle version of Theologians of the Christian Life: The Church on Amazon for free. I don’t know how long. Unless you want Crossway to pay you to read the book, there’s no reason to wait. Accept the gift!
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Doubly true for seminary students!
Justin Taylor summarizes Mortimer Adler’s How to Read a Book.
PEW Research on Islam
By 2050, India will be the largest Muslim country in the world and by the end of the century, Islam will surpass Christianity as the world’s largest religion. Read about this here.
Central Africa Baptist College
Last night Ben Straub reported to Fourth Baptist Church. Ben holds both a M.Div. and a Th.M. from Central Seminary. For the past several years he and his wife Amy have been ministering in Kitwe, Zambia. Ben went to teach at Central Africa Baptist College; he is now the academic dean of the college.
CABC started out offering a bachelor’s degree in Bible. It has subsequently added a master’s degree in ministry and a bachelor’s degree in education. The school is credentialed to certify graduates who teach in Zambian schools. It is also the locus of certification for chaplaincy in the Zambian military and prison systems.
Ben is the son of Jeff Straub and Amy is the daughter of Roy Beacham, both on the faculty of Central Seminary. That’s both effect and cause of the fact that worldwide missions is at the heart of Central Seminary.
Barry Hankins Reviews “One In Hope and Doctrine”
The review is in the June, 2016 number of Church History. You can see a preview here.
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